The Dramatists Guild of America Inc
Community of playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists dedicated to protecting, informing, and promoting the interests of dramatists everywhere.
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,808,219
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,786,381
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $275,759
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,775,861
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Dramatists Guild of America Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Dramatists Guild of America Inc gives
- Giving grew 67% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $30K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dramatists Legal Defense Fund Inc New York, NY | Sponsorship of Awards Ceremony | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,808,219 | $2,786,381 | $2,775,861 | — | — | $275,759 |
| 2024 | $7,532,172 | $2,490,176 | $3,013,655 | $25,000 | 1 | $251,809 |
| 2023 | $4,398,679 | $2,610,336 | $3,745,260 | $25,000 | 1 | $152,311 |
| 2022 | $4,919,812 | $2,446,823 | $3,223,579 | $25,000 | 1 | $79,180 |
| 2021 | $6,257,252 | $2,705,262 | $2,496,457 | $15,000 | 1 | $464,429 |
| 2020 | $5,847,894 | $2,480,182 | $2,984,220 | $15,000 | 1 | $7,155 |
| 2019 | $6,229,076 | $3,673,257 | $2,955,200 | $30,000 | 2 | $134,413 |
About The Dramatists Guild of America Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $276K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc is led by Ralph Sevush, Executive Director of Business Affairs on every filing since 2019; 1 of 71 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ralph Sevush
Executive Director of Business Affairs
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$172K (2019) → $195K (2025)
Amanda Green
President
Council Member → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Menken
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alfred Uhry
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Lippa
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Austin Pendleton
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Vice President
Council Member → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chisa Hutchinson
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Toy Johnson
Treasurer
Council Member → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Carnelia
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Goldfarb
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Auburn
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lindsay-Abaire
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Shire
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Zoe Laufer
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Margulies
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Wright
Council Member
President → Council Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Mann
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George C. Wolfe
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Georgia Stitt
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Cryer
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Lapine
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Sweet
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Guare
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Kander
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Patrick Shanley
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Weidman
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Jordan
Council Member
Treasurer → Council Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kia Corthron
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Childs
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristoffer Diaz
Secretary
Council Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Adams
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Kron
Council Member
Vice President → Council Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lloyd Suh
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Ahrens
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Nottage
Council Member
Secretary → Council Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Norman
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maury Yeston
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Weller
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Gilman
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Lopez
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Schenkkan
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Flaherty
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Schwartz
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Birkenhead
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Rebeck
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Kushner
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Warren Leight
Council Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Coons
Council Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pamela Turner
Council Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shaina Taub
Council Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Kaplan
Council Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rona Siddiqui
Council Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ty Defoe
Council Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Gwon
Council Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Henry Hwang
Council Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Lee Creech
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Burbano
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rajiv Joseph
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel D. Hunter
Council Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bess Wohl
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanine Tesori
Council Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hansol Jung
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jackie Sibblies Drury
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Spector
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lydia R. Diamond
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Lew
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Ruhl
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Karam
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Jules Feiffer (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Michael Lew (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Michael R. Jackson (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Nikkole Salter (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: William Finn (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Cori Thomas (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Lin Manuel Miranda (2020–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Emmanuel Wilson (2021–2024) — Executive Director of Creative Affairs
- Former: Helen Park (2023–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Christopher Durang (2019–2023) — Council Member
- Former: Charlayne Woodard (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Sheldon Harnick (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Tina Howe (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Kate Danley (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Larry Dean Harris (2020–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Christina K. Fallon (2019–2021) — Executive Director of Creative Affairs
- Former: Jonathan Reynolds (2019–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Stephen Sondheim (2019–2021) — Council Member
- Former: David Faux (2021) — Of Council
- Former: Arthur Kopit (2019–2020) — Council Member
- Former: Michael Korie (2019–2020) — Council Member
- Former: Micki Grant (2019–2020) — Council Member
- Former: Mona Mansour (2019–2020) — Council Member
- Former: Dan Berkowitz (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Donna Hoke (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Douglas Post (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Gwydion Suilebhan (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Teresa Coleman Wash (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Terrence McNally (2019) — Council Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Ralph Sevush (Ed of Business Affairs).
Frequently asked questions about The Dramatists Guild of America Inc
How large is The Dramatists Guild of America Inc?
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc reported $5.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.
What is The Dramatists Guild of America Inc?
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in New York, NY. It holds $5.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Dramatists Guild of America Inc operate?
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc has awarded grants in New York.
What is The Dramatists Guild of America Inc's EIN?
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2509465. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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